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- Kolkata
RG Kar case: Neighbour held over ‘hurried cremation’ of victim
Kolkata: Sanjeev Mukherjee, another co-accused in the conspiracy of the hurried cremation of the RG Kar rape-murder victim’s body in August 2024 at a crematorium at Panihati in North 24 Parganas district…
- India
HC extends interim protection from arrest to Abhishek Banerjee
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday, August 11, extended till August 31 the interim protection from arrest granted to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee in three criminal proceedings pending against him. The…
- India
WB orders fresh probe into RG Kar rape-murder victim’s cremation
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday, August 9, ordered a reinvestigation by the state police into the hurried cremation of the R.G. Kar rape and murder victim in August…
- India
Come to Kolkata, you are safe now: Bengal CM to Taslima Nasrin
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday, August 1, assured acclaimed Bangladeshi writer and poet Taslima Nasrin of absolute safety whenever she visits Kolkata. “I am responsible for providing you…
- India
Exiled author Taslima Nasreen returns to Kolkata after 19 years
Kolkata: Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on Friday returned to Kolkata after nearly 19 years, describing the visit as an emotional homecoming to a city she still considers her own. Her arrival…
- Hate Crime
Suvendu vows Goonda Act on ‘Friday people’ involved in protests
Kolkata: Of the 14 people arrested in connection with the NEET protests in Kolkata,13 were Muslims, with West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari promising to invoke the “Goonda” law against the arrested,…
- India
360 Bengal madrasa staff lose regularisation battle in SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, July 13, dismissed a batch of petitions filed by about 360 teaching and non-teaching staff of madrasas in West Bengal, challenging the denial of regularisation…
- India
Airport security first, says Suvendu on Kolkata mosque access
Kolkata: Firming up the West Bengal government’s stand on the emerging controversy over suspension of entry passes for congregational prayers at a mosque inside the Kolkata airport, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on…
- Kolkata
35 arrested for mob violence after Bengal girl’s rape, murder
Kolkata: Five people were arrested for their alleged involvement in mob violence and an attack on police personnel following the alleged gang-rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in West Bengal, taking…
- Kolkata
Baruipur rape not like my daughter’s case: RG Kar victim’s mother
Kolkata: “My daughter was within a fully secure place,” said Ratna Debnath, mother of the RG Kar Medical College rape victim and West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA, on the Baruipur…
- Kolkata
BJP, TMC meet gang-rape victim’s family in Bengal’s Baruipur
Baruipur: Leaders of various political parties met the family of the 11-year-old girl, who was allegedly gang-raped and murdered, in West Bengal’s Baruipur, and assured them of support in their fight for…
- India
Adani Group to set up 2,000-bed hospital in New Town: Bengal CM
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has said the Adani Group would set up a 2,000-bed hospital in the New Town area near Kolkata, with 1,000 beds to be reserved for…
- India
UCC bill likely to be passed in Bengal assembly in August
Kolkata: The bill for implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in West Bengal will be passed in the assembly next month, a senior functionary of the state government said on Friday,…
- India
UCC Bill to be placed before Bengal Assembly on Monday
Kolkata: Less than two months after ending the TMC’s 15-year rule in West Bengal, the BJP government is likely to place before the Assembly on Monday, June 29, one of its most…
- India
UCC to be implemented in Bengal by following procedures: Suvendu
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday, June 26, said his government would implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state by following due legal procedures, similar to the…